Leafnut
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Thanks for all the great replies. A hot climate (I'm in Texas) is definitely a charging issue for these cars.
So here's the update and my first contribution. I started with the assumption that it was the Teslatap was defective. I called them and spoke to Dave--very helpful and knowledgeable person.
He said that it was unusual that he ever has defects, unless the adapter is physically dropped or gets wet. Neither of those conditions applied to my situation.
He finds that when overheating is the case, it's usually due to inadequate wire size (inadequate 8 gauge VS adequate 6 gage). He suggested (as Rfc805 did) to change the amp limit to 40 on the Tesla charger, which I did. It charged for about 30% without a problem. I checked the handle temperature a few times during the charge and it was hot, but slightly cooler than charging @48A. Apparently, the Tesla home wall charger has 2 heat sensors (one at the wire junction, one at the handle) and will activate a shut down sequence when the temperature rises above 75C.
He also suggested that if this works, then I should swap my breaker from 60A to 50A to add an element of safety.
I'll keep you all posted if I discover anything else.
So here's the update and my first contribution. I started with the assumption that it was the Teslatap was defective. I called them and spoke to Dave--very helpful and knowledgeable person.
He said that it was unusual that he ever has defects, unless the adapter is physically dropped or gets wet. Neither of those conditions applied to my situation.
He finds that when overheating is the case, it's usually due to inadequate wire size (inadequate 8 gauge VS adequate 6 gage). He suggested (as Rfc805 did) to change the amp limit to 40 on the Tesla charger, which I did. It charged for about 30% without a problem. I checked the handle temperature a few times during the charge and it was hot, but slightly cooler than charging @48A. Apparently, the Tesla home wall charger has 2 heat sensors (one at the wire junction, one at the handle) and will activate a shut down sequence when the temperature rises above 75C.
He also suggested that if this works, then I should swap my breaker from 60A to 50A to add an element of safety.
I'll keep you all posted if I discover anything else.